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environment where communication is paramount to a successful outcome, be it in commercial or military settings.
“The size of our portfolio can sometimes be difficult to comprehend in that you cannot sum it up in a 30-second pitch, however our depth is a strength we sometimes don’t fully realise,” Bagwell explains. “We are engaged in so many different areas in so many different ways, and the quality of what we produce is also a real eye opener – this is cutting edge.”
Bagwell also points towards a blurring of the lines between military and commerce in that the latter is now often advancing solutions that military organisations want to utilise.
“Back when I was in the military in the 1980s, it was us who had the innovations first,” he says. “In 1982 I went onto a Tornado which had a 64K computer, which was only available in the shops a couple of years later.
“Now, the military is eyeing up what the commercial players are up to, and we therefore have an increasing presence in the commercial arena, which is overlapping with military and defence more and more. Having that blend within the company is a massive strength for us.”
Crossing boundaries
Bagwell himself neatly represents this merging of expertise.
Working through the ranks of the British Royal Air Force for 36 years from 1981, he brings with him first- hand experience of the realities of air defence and what its requirements are from suppliers like Cobham.
“Like all young boys, you want to play football for England, realise it’s a pipedream and the next best thing is to become a fighter pilot,” Bagwell recalls. “I was 14-15 when it became clear joining the RAF was what I wanted to do, and I went there straight from school at the age of 18.
is a supply chain data management company that provides cloud- based Saas solutions to help identify and assess third-party risks, educate stakeholders on regulatory and data program requirements, and increase transparency between businesses.
The Assent Compliance platform is a centralised supply chain data management platform that leverages automated supplier engagement and logic-driven data validation to provide actionable insight into supply chain risk. The platform is leveraged by companies across multiple sectors, including aerospace and defense, electronics, manufacturing, oil and gas, and medical devices. Cobham is one of hundreds of companies that leverage Assent’s industry-leading supply chain data management solution.
Assent’s platform allows Cobham to streamline supplier communications by running targeted email campaigns, while 24-seven multilingual support allows for a more efficient data collection process.
With the collected data, Cobham is able to show due diligence for the regulations it is in scope of, and use analytics and reporting capabilities to make informed business decisions.
Assent is proud to be Cobham’s trusted solution, providing world-class services, supplier support and market-leading technology to facilitate the company’s compliance goals.